Kiev. Ukraine on Friday reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a “military threat” even if a ceasefire holds.
Government troops fighting pro-Russian separatists in the east began towing artillery away from the front line on Thursday, a sign the truce meant to begin on Feb. 15 could at last be taking effect.
But Kiev’s military later announced the deaths of three servicemen in the past 24 hours, following two days with none.
“Even under the most optimistic scenario … the military threat from the east would unfortunately remain,” Poroshenko said in …read more
Source: The Jakarta Globe
